Conor Oberst Quotes

Pop music has greater power to change people and to affect people because it's a universal language. You don't have to understand music to understand the power of a pop song.

Music has no race. It appeals to everybody.

Music is important.

I do think that music has a special ability to get behind enemy lines and win hearts and minds.

Music has the power to bring people together like no other art form.

I've performed in China, France, New Delhi, and Indianapolis, and everybody just allows themselves to go at it and have a good time. I think that's what I'm doing through music. It's not about 'I'm from here and you're from there.' It's about unity.

Music is not supposed to be nationalist. It is supposed to surpass language barriers. It is about generations communicating with each other.

Music can be used against us as much as it can be used for us. Muzak can put a whole nation to sleep, whereas a lullaby is intended to put a child to sleep in a sweet way.

The true beauty of music is that it connects people. It carries a message, and we, the musicians, are the messengers.

I do believe that music has an intense power to connect us together, to inspire us to become ourselves.

Sling your guitar to wherever you're going, and you'll be amazed by the connective power of music: It knows no boundaries, cultures or class.

Music was a large part of my life. and it is a bit cliche, but it's a way people come together.

Only the tone-deaf doubt the power of music, though some feel it more strongly than others.

No matter what language you speak, music can relate to you in some way, and when that 'Tip Toe' beat drops, it can instantly do something to you. It has the power to move you.

There is power in music, certainly when an audience starts to show up and you have the option to send good messages.

Music has a way of getting inside all of us and lifting us up.

The ultimate language of love is music... The ultimate connector.

My sole intent is to spread love through music - to let people know the power of music.

I'm not trying to unite Asian people with my music.

Music is just another language, but it's very special because it crosses everyone's borders.

Music reaches people in a way that simple spoken words just can't.

With good music, yes, we can bring people together because a good song will touch your soul no matter what and where it is coming from.

Music goes further than any border, any language.

Music is the universal language ... it brings people closer together.

I think music is an instrument. It can create the initial thought patterns that can change the thinking of the people.